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South Beaches Long-range Erosion Control Project

Regarding long-term beach restoration, the County of Volusia, in partnership with the State of Florida, is engaged in a Long-range Beach Erosion Control program whereby large volumes of beach compatible sand would be mined from the seabed offshore Volusia County and placed on the beaches.

Engineering/design and permitting for a full-scale beach restoration project for the south beaches is currently underway. A countywide offshore sand source investigation that will identify beach compatible sand that can be mined from the seafloor and pumped to the shoreline is also being conducted.

The sand source investigation is estimated to be completed in the Spring of 2006 and the plans, engineering/design and permitting for the south beach restoration project may be complete by January 2007.

Construction costs for a full-scale beach restoration effort for the south beach shoreline are estimated to be $ 20,000,000 to $ 40,000,000. A project of this magnitude would result in the restoration of 8 to 9 miles of shoreline with beach compatible sand being filled 6' to 9' high and 200' to 300' wide from the seawalls to the waters edge.

Project construction will likely be contingent on state and local, and perhaps Federal funding availability and local strategic programmatic decisions related to such.

Executive Summary
Volusia County Erosion Assessment Study for Shorelines from Ponce DeLeon Inlet to Canaveral National Seashore
(pdf format)

South Beaches Long-range Erosion Control Project

Program Components & Timeline
1. Countywide Offshore Beach Compatible Sand Search

2. Beach Berm Engineering/Design/Permitting


Project Specifications:
Berm Length: 8 to 9 Miles
Berm Width: 200’ to 300’
Berm Height: 6’ to 9’
Fill Volume: 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 cubic yards
Boundaries: Sapphire Road to Canaveral National Seashore
Construction Cost Estimate: $ 20,000,000 to $ 40,000,000

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